PRESCHOOL

Each week of preschool we will have a letter focus. We will learn about an animal to correspond with our letter of the day. We will also learn some ASL throughout the year. We will learn the ASL letter sign for the day in addition to one simple ASL sign each day. 

We will have a half an hour or gym each day and work on fine motor skills with crafts and activities to reinforce our letter theme.

We will practice tracing our names and work towards  writing our names independently. We will practice social skills through free play and teacher directed activities.

Required Textbooks:  N/A

K-3rd Grade GYM CLASS

In this class we will be working on developing large motor skills through fun group games, sports exercises, jumping rope, and other activities. This will be done in an encouraging environment fostering an appreciation and interest in physical accomplishment.

Required Textbooks:  N/A

Kindergarten - SOCIAL STUDIES

This year in Kindergarten we will be using  a social studies course through Masterbooks for the framework of education.  The major concept is our time and place in history with a core foundation of family, neighborhood, and church community. Covered topics include introductions to family and culture, what it means to be a good citizen, basic geography, understanding simple map terms, basic economics, the value of things, and  our time and place in history.  We will also be talking about days of the weeks, months of the year, historical holidays and early American history. Through this year of study children will learn how to interact with and contribute to the world in which they live

Required Textbooks:  My Story: My Family My Life Level K  by Master Books, ISBN #9781683442707

Kindergarten / Pre K - SCIENCE / ALPHABET TIME

This class will cover a variety of topics related to science such as the senses, weather, plants, animals, and more. Experiments, worksheets, and other hands-on activities will enhance learning.  We will also be covering the Alphabet during this time as well.  No textbook needed. A class fee for copies and supplies will be collected at the end of the year. 

Required Textbooks:  N/A

1st & 2nd Grade - HISTORY 

Native Americans History Pockets: This year’s hands-on, craft-based course will focus on eight Native American tribes’ food, clothing, shelter, and family life. Students will also study the life of David Brainerd, an early American missionary to the Native Americans. In addition to history, each class will begin with “calendar time”, where students will concentrate on reviewing the current date, and learning the days of the week and months of the year. Special emphasis will also be given to important holidays, such as Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, President’s Day, etc. The rest of the class time will be devoted to hands-on-activities and projects. No textbook is required. A class fee will be charged at the end of the year to cover the cost of copies and supplies. Some optional projects may be assigned outside of class. 

Required Textbooks:  N/A

1st & 2nd Grade - SCIENCE

This hands-on learning class will cover a variety of topics related to physical science. Young learners will discover what energy and matter are, how simple machines work, what the planets are like, why the earth has seasons, how the water cycle works, and how mountains are formed. Throughout these studies, the Bible will be brought to life while learning how God is the author of all science! The textbook will contain activity pages which students will use to create their own science notebooks. There will be a small fee charged at the end of the year to cover the cost of supplies and copies. 

Required Textbooks:  Let's Talk Science: Adventures in the Physical World: Level 2

                 by Master Books, ISBN: 978-1683442103 

3rd - 6th Grade - GYM

This class will cover a variety of sports/activities including, but not limited to, soccer, basketball, hockey, dodgeball, yard games and other various recess games. There will be a mileage club for students to participate in which will promote and encourage walking and running as ways to stay active every day. This club will offer incentives. There will be a big focus on the virtues in the Bible and how they can be applied to good sportsmanship on and off the field. There will be short quizzes and/or worksheets which students will complete during class time and will be useful to include in the student’s portfolio. A fee may be charged at the end of the year to cover the cost of copies  

Required Textbooks:  N/A

3rd Grade - U.S. HISTORY

In this class, students will learn about the “Dawn of Opportunity”, examining the events from the 1700’s to the 1900’s. Geography begins the year, then we will learn about the masses of people immigrating to America; how that changes the look of America and what freedom means. We will study missionaries, the fifty states of America, the explosion of inventions and how that also changed the way America looked and operated. We will touch on some world history and end with government and economics. This class will include sequencing events, summarizing data, making predictions, working with graphs, and forming opinions. Students will have weekly homework assignments and do projects and other hands-on activities. A copy fee will be collected at the end of the year. 

Required Textbooks:   Bob Jones University Press Heritage Studies 4, Student text , 2nd edition ISBN 0-89084-916-1  *Note this is an older edition and can easily be purchased used

3rd Grade - SCIENCE

Using Apologia’s Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day, students will learn the process of animal classification, dynamics of flights, the study of birds, and unpack the world of bats. We will wrap up this year learning about prehistoric flying creatures, insects and their life cycles. Class time will be spent doing activities, projects and lapbooks. There will be weekly homework assignments. A copy and supply fee will be collected for this class. 

Required Textbooks:   Apologia ZOOLOGY 1: Flying Creatures of the 5th Day     

     ISBN # 978-1-932012-61-3

4th Grade - HISTORY

This class will learn about PA History: government, history, natural resources, people and cultures. We will also be doing an in-depth study of the American Revolution. There will be weekly assignments as well as intermittent projects. There will be a copy fee at the end of the year. 

Required Textbooks: The Fight for Freedom by Master Books                                                                      ISBN # 978-0-89051-909-7

4th Grade - SCIENCE

Using Apologia's Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day, students will learn about God’s incredible world of aquatic animals and their ocean habitat. Various ocean animals will be studied, including whales, seals, sea turtles, fish, sharks, crabs, octopuses, sea stars, jellyfish, and many more. There will be weekly homework assignments, as well as intermittent projects. Class time will include group activities and experiments. A small copy/supply fee may be collected for this class. 

Required Textbooks:  Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day, published by Apologia; ISBN # 9781932012736 Edition 1 (NOT edition 2)

5th & 6th Grade - SCIENCE

In this class, students will study the following topics: Earthquakes & Volcanoes, Weathering & Erosion, Natural Resources, Cells & Classification, Plant & Animal Classification, Plant & Animal Reproduction, Heredity and Genetics, Nervous System, and Immune System. Along with regular weekly reading and workbook assignments, monthly projects will be completed and presented to the class.  Classes will consist of lesson review, games, experiments, group activities, etc. Quizzes and a test will be given in the second semester to encourage study skills and material retention. A copy/supply fee will be collected at the end of the year. 

Required Textbooks: BJU Science 6 student textbook, 4th edition ISBN 978-1-60682-206-7

BJU Science 6 Activity Manual, 4th edition ISBN 978-1-60682-217-3 

5th & 6th Grade - HISTORY (Middle Ages)

This course guides students on a trip around the world as they study history from the Fall of Rome to the Renaissance.

In this class, your student will:

• See God's guiding hand through history

• Study the major events of the Middle Ages and delve into how society and culture developed and changed

• Study Church history of this period

• Study medieval civilizations spanning the whole globe, including the Byzantines, Anglo-Saxons, Muslims, Chinese, Japanese, Mongols, Mughals, Vikings, Normans, Russians, Songhai, and Aztecs

• and so much more!

• This course will include a book report, activities in class, projects, and map studies

Required Textbooks: The World’s Story 2: The Middle Ages- ISBN-13: 978-1-68344-094-9

The Door in The Wall by Marguerite de Angeli - ISBN#- 978-0-440-40283-1

Age 4 - 1st Grade - Music & Movement Class (Fall and Spring Elective)

The class will offer a basic first taste in enjoying and participating in music within a group. Forming a foundation with simple musical games, music will first of all be fun. Introduction to a variety of classical pieces of music will foster appreciation for its diverse and imaginative qualities. Singing engaging songs with a group will offer first experiences in melody, echo/responsive turn taking, and lyrical memorization. Hand motions and choreographed movements will offer further engagement in the music experience. Most importantly, children

will learn through songs and motion that their heart, their voice, and their praise are valuable instruments of worship to God.

Required Textbooks: N/A

2nd - 6th Grade - STEM / LEGO Club (Fall Elective)

Students will be led in various group challenges against one another to provide some competitive fun. The younger kids will be doing more with the legos as the older group will focus more on the STEM portion. Some of the challenges will involve building with legos, making aluminum boats, creating the fastest paper airplanes, and various similar activities. 

Legos will be supplied 

(Group A: 2nd-3rd & Group B: 4th-6th)

There will be a class fee of $10.00 per student due 9/17/24

Required Textbooks: N/A

2nd - 6th Grade - Art Class (Fall Elective)

This class will be all about getting creative and thinking outside the box.  You will explore learning different techniques with painting, drawing, sculpting and lots more. 

The class will be designed and tailored for each appropriate age group .

(Group A: 2nd-3rd & Group B: 4th-6th)

There will be a class fee of $10.00 per student due 9/17/24

Required Textbooks: N/A

2nd - 6th Grade - Cooking/Baking (Spring Elective)

During the spring we will provide an opportunity for kids to expand their skills in the culinary world !This class will spend time on understanding meal preparations, everything from preparing a grocery list, understanding a recipe and then walking through the steps to produce a main or side dish as well as desserts. While some of this will be done in class, homework will be assigned some weeks to finish the dish at home, and then served to family or friends . A final project for the end of the semester will be to complete a dessert that will then be served for presentation night.
 

The class will be designed and tailored for each appropriate age group .

(Group A: 2nd-3rd & Group B: 4th-6th)

There will be a class fee of $10.00 per student due 1/21/25

Required Textbooks: N/A

2nd - 6th Grade - Home Economics (Spring Elective)

This class will take a look at learning skills around the home. Things like sewing, health, cleaning supplies, ironing , just to list a few . More details to come on the exact topics we will cover.
 

This class will be designed and tailored to each age group.
(Group A 2nd-3rd & Group B 4th-6th)
There will be a class fee of $10.00 per student due 1/21/25

Required Textbooks: N/A

7th & 8th Grade - Life Science

Member Cost - $0

The aim of this class is to give you a better appreciation and understanding for life as God created it and to help you better develop your inquiry skills by using the scientific method. (And hopefully, have fun, while doing so! ) There will be a fee for this class collected at the end of the year to cover the cost of copies, dissection specimens, and lab supplies. (Cost will be kept at $20/student or less.) Tests will be provided to take at home. This course will cover the following subjects: cell structures and activities, photosynthesis, cellular respiration, genetics, heredity, viruses, bacteria and other single-celled organisms, fungi, plants, animals, and creation versus evolution. The first half of class will include a lecture, followed by experiments and activities. There will be approximately 30-40 minutes of homework/day. This course includes a lab component. You will become proficient in using a microscope and making both a wet and dry mount slide. You will dissect your own owl pellet and earthworm. Several other specimens will be dissected together in a group setting. An optional unit on the human body systems may also be completed on your own at home, to round out your study of life science. 

Required Textbooks:  BJU Life Science (4th edition). ISBN: 9781606821619 

A Pocket Guide To Charles Darwin His Life and Impact, published by Answers in Genesis. ISBN: 978-1-60092-256-5 (You will not need this until the spring semester.)

7th & 8th Grade - Writing and Literature Class

Member Cost: $0

The middle school students will learn the fundamentals of the writing process and literary analysis. They will learn nine structural writing models (i.e. note taking, simple reports, writing from pictures, research reports, creative writing, essays, etc.) to help them organize any type of composition. Additionally, stylistic techniques (strong verbs, quality adjectives, sentence openers, and more) will be taught incrementally to gently move students from the basics into more sophisticated writing. There will also be at least three book studies throughout the year. Assignments will be graded. Lessons will be taught from the Grammar & Composition I book by Abeka. The book does NOT need to be purchased. There will be a copy fee of $10-$15 for the year. 

Required Textbooks:   Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss (ISBN# 9780440415947)
 

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller (ISBN# 9780553213874) 

3rd book TBD

7th - 9th Grade - PA History & Renaissance and Reformation

Member Cost: $0

Drop off cost: $190

The first semester we will be learning PA state history with Keystones 2. It is a literature based curriculum and we will be doing lots of reading and writing. We will be doing some of the reading in class and will have lots of discussion time and group work. I will be printing off the worksheets needed. The second semester we will be studying Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation by Robert G. Shearer 

Required Textbooks: Free Indeed Heroes of the Black Christian History ISBN 0-89084-843-2

Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation ISBN 1-882514-10-6

Ben Franklin Of Old Philadelphia  ISBN 0-394-84928-0

Night Preacher   ISBN 978-0-8361-1774-5

The Secret Church   ISBN10: 0836117832

Hostage on the NightHawk ISBN 10: 0764222651 

8th - 12th Grade - Spanish II 

Member Cost: $0

Drop off cost: $190

In Spanish 2 we will be continuing the study of the Spanish language through taking notes, participating in class, doing group assignments or projects, doing homework exercises, taking quizzes on Quizlet and taking tests. We will be using Spanish 1 B Por todo el mundo by Steven A Guémann. Also we will continue using the Vocabulary Manual for Por todo el mundo Spanish 1. I believe it would be very helpful and necessary to keep the Spanish 1 book A Por todo el Mundo by Steven A Guémann.  These books can be found through used curriculum websites.

Required Textbooks:  Spanish 1B Por todo el mundo by Steven A Guémann 

7th-12th Gym Class

Member Cost: $0

Drop off cost: $190

The purpose of this class is to promote teamwork, encouragement, self-control, fun, and physical activity. The year will be broken up into units of activities. The units will consist of a two to three week period. Activities will include and will not be limited to: Volleyball, Cornhole, Square dancing, Basketball, Pickleball, Ultimate Frisbee, Spikeball, and Can Jam. There will be an optional outside activity of  Frisbee golf, Bowling or Miniature golf.

Required Textbooks:  N/A

7th-12th Cultural Connections and Biblical Worldview 

Member Cost: $50

Drop off cost: $190

Students will often interact with other worldviews many times a day. This course cuts through all the noise to present students with the truth of a biblical worldview, helping them distinguish it from the false worldviews of the day. Using the teaching of the Scriptures, it challenges students to examine how they think about the world and then leads them to see the world as it truly is. This course will be led by Pastor Ryan Clift. Since this class is a wide range of ages/grades, Pastor Ryan is using a Grade 6 level curriculum but will build on it to the level the students need.   

Required Textbooks: 

•  BJU Press Bible Grade 6 Student Edition: Basics for a Biblical Worldview
  ISBN: 9781628566277

• BJU Press Bible Grade 6 Activities : Basics for a Biblical Worldview
  ISBN: 9781628566291

9th Grade Literature

Member Cost: $0

Drop off cost: $190

The main components of this class include reading four books and completing a major research project. As we read each of the four books, we will have class discussions about what we read and have comprehension checks. Each book will also have a short project paired with it. We will learn how to research, take notes, compile information, and write a five to seven page research paper. Along the way, we'll study sentence structure, vocabulary, and other language mechanics. We will write using varied styles such as persuasive, creative, and expository.

Required Textbooks: 

• Carry On, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham ISBN: 978-0-618-25074-5

• A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens ISBN-13: 9780141324524

• The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Spear ISBN: 978-0-395-13719-2

• The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom ISBN: 978-0-8007-9405-7

• Abeka Handbook of Grammar & Composition by James A. Chapman, third edition, ISBN: 43079004 (or any newer edition may also be used)

• Write Source by Sebranek/Kemper/Meyer ISBN-13: 978-0-669-53134-3

9th Grade Physical Science

Member Cost: $0

Drop off cost: $190

Physical science is the systematic study of God's creation and how it works. This course will be broken down into two components: we will study basic chemistry in the fall, including an introduction to matter, the periodic table, atoms, chemical reactions, acids, and bases, etc.; in the spring, our studies will include an introduction to physics in which we'll explore motion and force, waves (sound, light, electromagnetic), electricity, magnetism, among other topics. There will be weekly homework assignments (approximately 30-45 minutes per weekday) with some periodic projects. We will have classroom and at-home labs as well. There will be an additional fee for copies and lab materials, which should not exceed $15. 

Required Textbooks:  Prentice Hall Physical Science book, copyright 2009, published by   Pearson Education, Inc. ISBN #6860601336 or 9780133668605.

10th - 12th English with a World Literature emphasis

Member Cost: $100

Drop off cost: $190

This course explores prose and poetry written by authors from all over the world and throughout history. Colorful cultures and fascinating historical facts will augment our study of literary elements and themes in the Abeka World Literature book. Students will sharpen their written communication skills and deepen their understanding of literary themes through a variety of writing assignments (e.g. narrative, expository, persuasive, response, creative, and research) and projects including one oral group presentation.

Required Textbooks:  

• Abeka World Literature, 4th edition, (Grade 10), ISBN: 9781154010510

10th - 12th Modern American History

Member Cost: $190

Drop off cost: $190

This course explores United States history starting after the Civil War and continuing to the present day.  We will consider the growth of freedom in our country as we study major individuals, events, and ideas. Special focus will be placed on reading historical primary sources and discussing issues that have historically divided Americans.

Required Textbooks:  The Americans: Student Edition Reconstruction to the 21st Century 2012, Publisher: Holt McDougal   ISBN: 978-0-547-49117-2

10th - 12th Chemistry

Member Cost: $260

Drop off cost: $260

A 26-week, 1 ½ hour class with a lecture and a lab. All aspects of high school chemistry are covered including: atomic structure, nomenclature, reactions, aqueous solutions, chemical composition, atomic theory, stoichiometry, chemical bonding, mass calculations, gasses, solutions, orbitals, polar and ionic bonding, Lewis structure, acids and bases, equilibrium, electrochemistry, oxidation and reduction reactions, radioactivity, and intro to organic and biochemistry. All materials and supplies for labs will be included. 

Prerequisite - Algebra 1. 

Class Requirements: 

• Scientific calculator capable of doing logarithms 

• Notebook for taking notes  

Required Textbooks:  Introductory Chemistry a Foundation, 4th edition, by Zumdahl, Published by Houghton Mifflin Company (ISBN 0-395-95536-X) If there is a picture on the site, the book is blue and white. 

*Note: It is important that you get the fourth edition. There is also a fifth and sixth edition. The text is almost identical for all the editions, but the problems are different, and it is important that all the students will be doing the same problems.